Addressing machine



April 27 1926. Y Y

J. S. DUNCAN ADDRESSING MACHINE Fild April 21 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l April 27, 1926. 1,582,386

J. S. DUNCAN ADDRESSING MACHINE JOHN DOE F STREET CITY 30G VlHOL THEHTS 6 Illinois, have invented certain Patented Apr. 27, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OILFFICEQ .JosErH s.

DUNCAN,"OF 'cIIIoA'Go, ILLINOIS, AssIeNon TO .annan'ssoeaarn M-v PANY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

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Application filed April 21,1921. Serial No. 707,860,.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH S. DUNCAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of new: and useful Improvements in Addressin achines, of which the followingis a speci cation.

,This invention relates to addressing machines and its object is broadlycto provide L means constantly operating with a laten and functioning with those address evices which are supplied with co-operating printing characters to make a printing impression of such character-at the same time'the address is printed upon .an envelope pr'sheet and for various purposes.

An improved" type of addressing machine is provided with 'means for feeding paper,

envelopes, or the like in one direction and Q addressing devices in the opposite direction, the addressing devices bearing type characters and being successively brought into printing position under a reciprocating platen which is synchronized with the. feeding means, to address an envelope or a) sheet of paper against the addressing device thereunder to make the printing impression upon the envelope or sheet. The printing or ad-v dressing devices are inked before reaching so 'their printing position under the platen. More specifically my invention is intended for use in handling wrappers,-or the like,

'which are to contain a number of articles andthe character printed thereon in addition to the address is designed to show the number of articles to be contained in that individual wrapper. Of course, if only one article is to be wrapped this character may be omitted. i i

To this end my invention contemplates that thedesired number or character appear on each printing devicecarrying an address,

to which address more than one article is to be sent in the package, and this character or number is in addition to the address characters, and preferably located alongside thereof.

, Furthermore, my invention contemplates the use of a platen which'is elongated and provided at its elongated end with a ribbon which will be pressed by said elongated end against that portion of the envelope or sheet a over the special printin character to make an impression of that c iaracter on the envelope or sheet. This" extended end of platen and its ribbon will function whenever a printing device'bearinga character in addition to the addressing characters comes .into position thereunder; Y In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of an a addressing machine of the type referred to and having my improvement thereon.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 '2 of Fig.1. 7 I .Fig. 3 isa sectional-view showing my improvement and taken from the opposite side tothat appearing in Fig. 2, and I Fig. 4 is a view of a printing'device for use with myimprovement. .Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 lesignates the main frame of the addressing machine on,which is mounted the rocking frame 2 which is pivotedto the main frame at 3 and which carries the platen 4 to make printing impressions on a sheet 6 from print- 7 ing devices 7 which have been previously inkeds Looking ,at Fig. 2, the sheet-6 is fed to the left and the plates 7 to the right. The pla tenvframe 2 has a pair of rollers 8 mounted thereon engage cams 9 on a shaft 10 journalled in the main frame. As-t-he shaft 10 rotates, the platen frame with the platen thereon will be rocked to print the addresses on the paper 6. Also mounted on the shaft 10 is a third cam 11 and this cam bears on the main frame at 13'.

Also mounted on the frame 2 is a magazine 14 containing an inked ribbono24. This magazine is conveniently made in two parts, the cover being pivoted as at 15 and being held-in place by the s ring 21. The inked ribbon 24 .is stored in t e magazine in folds, as shown in Fig. 2, and is looped around the .platen andfed from the magazine to the platen and back thereto by means of rollers '16. These rollers are provided with intermeshing gears 17 whereby they operate in unison, and operating means therefor is provided in the form of a member 18 pivoted at 1 19 on the rocker 13 pivoted to the main frame at 13. The member 18 is resiliently held in engagement with the teeth of one of the gears 17 by means of a spring 20.

with a knurled handle 22, whereby the rollers 16' may be actuated manually, .if desired, It will be evident that the rotation of the against the roller 12 on'a rocker'13'pivoted One ofthe gears 17 is further provided I shaft will cause actuatio n of the platen and also of the rocker 13. The movement of the rocker 13 is transmitted to the rollers 16 by means of the member 18 operating onthe teeth of one of the gears 17, the spring 20 permitting the end of said member- 18 to ride over one gear tooth on its returnmovement,

but preventing rotation of the gear in the reverse. direction, Spring 23 acts on the rocking platen frame 2 to-hold the rollers 8 of said frame constantly vagainst the cams 9.

.The ribbon 2% is of comparatively narrow width, as shown in Figs. 1, and 4, and is designed to cover a designating'character :25

15 ofaiiy suitable kind, on the printing devices,

as shown in Figwi. Otherwise, the printing devices are of any suitable and usual construction.;. In operation, the platen frame 2 is rocked by means of the cams 9 and roll- 0 ers 8 to make impressions on the sheet 6 from 2 series of intermittent movements,

the printing devices or plates 7, and at the same time the ribbon 2st is fed through an velope under the platen and on the opposite side thereof than the impression from the other type on the plate. It should be noted that the ribbon is fed through a cam which is mounted on the shaft used t9 operate another part of the machine, as the platen, and therefore no additional operating means is required.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have provided a simple but efficient and easily provided mechanism for the purpose desired.

I am aware that changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts maybe made without departing from the spirit and without sacrificing the advantages of the invention and I reserve the right to make all such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the following claims.

I claim 1. In a device of the character described,

a platen, a ribbon carried thereby, a common means to operate said platen and-to feed said ribbon, and an additional means for feeding said ribbon. 2. In a device of the character described, a printing device having type thereon, means to print said type on a sheet, a designating character on said device, and additional means to print said character upon said sheet.

3. In a device of the character described, a rocking frame, a ribbon magazine mounted thereon, means to feed saidribbon to and from said magazine, and common means for actuating. said frame and saidfeeding means. 5

4. In adeviceof the character described,

a rocking frame, a ribbon magazine mouuted,.thereon, means to feed said ribbon to and from said magazine, common means for actuating said frame and said feeding'means, and manual-means for feeding said ribbon.

5. In a device of the character described, a rockingframe, a ribbon magazine mounted thereon, means to feed said ribbon to and from said magazine, and means for preventingfeeding of said ribbon in the wrong rock said frame and to feed said ribbon bev neath said platen, and tension meansto hold said frame against said cam. I a

9. In ,ttCl'GVlC of the character'described, a rocking frame, a platen supported on said frame, aninkiiig ribbon co-operating with a magazine on sa d frame to consaid platen,

tain said ribbon and having a-pair of aper- I tures therein, and a roller disposed adjacent one of said apertures to engage said ribbon.

described? and feed it into said magazine.

10. 'In a,device of the character a frame, a platen on said frame, a ribbon cooperating with said platen,a magazine forsaid ribbon supported on said frame, means to move said frame to actuate said platen,

movement of said frame feeding said ribbon to and from said magazine.

. 11. In a device of the character described, a frame, a platen mounted on said frame, a ribbon cooperating with said platen, a magazine for holding said ribbon and supported on said frame, a pair of feeding rollers between Which, said ribbon passes, means to move said frame to, actuate said platen,

- movement of said frame causing rotation of said rollers to feed said ribbon.

12. .In a device of the character described,

, a printing-device having type thereon, means to print said type on a-sheet, a designating character on said device, and additional means to print said character upon said sheet, upon the opposite side thereof than the impression from the type.

J )SEPl-l S. DUNCAN. 

